Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
China will lead the world's renewable energy development, accounting for 40 percent of the growth from 2011 to 2017, according to a report published by the International Energy Agency on July 5. Of the 710 gigawatts of new global renewable electricity capacity expected, China will account for almost 40 percent, …
The British government has given the go-ahead for two large offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast with a combined investment of around 3 billion pounds ($4.66 billion), it said on Friday. The 580-megawatt (MW) Race Banks offshore wind farm is to be developed by British utility Centrica, while the …
India has announced plans for deep-sea mining to meet its future requirements of rare earth minerals such as titanium, platinum, manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel. These minerals are required for a variety of electronic goods such as lithium car batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, flat screen television, compact fluorescent light …
Turbines can increase local temperatures. OVER the years, wind turbines have been favoured as one of the most promising renewable sources of energy. But it may come at a cost. This pollution-free and environment-friendly source of energy can cause an increase in local temperatures. Researchers from University at Albany in …
This new ADB report focuses on exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector to climate change. It identifies adaptation options available to each source of energy generation as well as for the distribution and end use of electrical energy. This report aims to highlight and raise awareness on the exposure …
In order to promote generation of power from Wind, the Rajasthan State Government hereby makes the “Policy for Promoting Generation of Electricity from Wind-2012”. This policy will be known as “Policy for Promoting Generation of Electricity from Wind, 2012”. The policy will come into operation with effect from 18.7.2012 and …
This new report by Power Grid Corporation of India, covers various studies on transmission infrastructure requirement and other related services for integration of large scale envisaged renewable capacity in 12th Plan. India has huge potential of Renewable Energy (RE) resources such as wind, solar, hydro etc. Most of the renewable …
Arduous & Lengthy Process To Obtain Admin Permission Jaisalmer: Wind and solar power producing companies in the districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner are staring at the bleak prospects of projects getting delayed as they cannot deploy labourers owing to an existing ban on outsiders entering these border areas for …
ONGC has received 121,207 carbon credits for its 51 MW wind power project at Bhuj in Gujarat, the company said in a statement. These credit points have been given by the United Nations body on climate change — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.“This is the first issuance of …
The wind energy sector in Tamil Nadu has objected to the State power utility blaming the system of banking of energy for its financial loss and planning to scrap the system. The utility, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco), has blamed the system which provides for wind energy producers …
Germany's Environment minister said the state will help set the ground rules for the country's shift to more renewable power resources but will leave the details of how to implement it to market forces. Speaking at a power conference in Berlin on Wednesday, Peter Altmaier told the meeting that the …
‘The concept of alternative energy is just catching on’ It is not just industries here that are going in for renewable sources, such as wind power, to meet their energy needs. Some of the retail outlets have also started exploring the green energy options. Recently, Chennai Silks installed a stand-alone, …
Power and Energy Minister Patali Chamipka Ranawaka yesterday said Sri Lanka is the most carbon efficient country in GDP terms as the amount of Carbon produced here is very much less in every respect. He made this observation making the keynote address as the Chief Guest at the Clean and …
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has told his officials to keep the public interest in mind while acquiring land for companies to establish industries in the state. “Think twice where land acquisition is involved. The public interest is as important as the industrial development,” he told them …
Mumbai: Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has struck a deal to invest Rs 1,200 crore in Continuum Wind Energy, developing 500MW assets. The private equity arm of Morgan Stanley will hold majority shares in the power generation company co-founded by Essar Group director Vikas Saraf and investment banker Arvind Bansal. This …
Minister for Electricity and Transport Aryadan Mohammed told the Assembly on Thursday that the State government proposed to take up new power generation projects to solve the power shortage in the State in five years. This would include addition of 100 MW by setting up windmills. Replying to the debate …
Buildings are experimenting with alternative energy with small wind turbines on rooftops In the last few weeks, the city has had a respite from its daily burden of two-hour power cuts — wind energy has helped reduce load shedding to one hour a day. Thanks to the huge wind turbines …
Despite leading in some aspects of green technology, such as solar and wind power, China still faces a fight to reduce its level of emissions. China considers ways of reducing emissions Twenty six newly wed couples held a group wedding on the first day of 2012 in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, …
Tata Power Co Ltd, India’s largest private power producer, is looking at bidding for projects in countries with easy regulatory norms, with South and West Asian nations being high on the priority list, a top official said. The company has already set up a crack team of “seed staff”, which …
